Pentapodus
Whiptail Breams
As recorded: Pentapodus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Nemipteridae
- Collected by
- "Whippoorwill" Expedition
- Date
- July 31, 1924
- Locality
- Kiritimati Atoll
- Island
- Kiritimati Atoll
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 31, 1924, "Whippoorwill" Expedition also collected 1 other specimen.
Pentapodus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1924. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,405 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.
2026-10-28
Rockingham, AU-WA, AU
(c) duffelbag, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-17
West, SG
(c) Tsu Soo Tan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Little Armstrong Bay, Rottnest Island, WA
(c) duffelbag, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-10
Singapore, SG, SG
(c) minnx, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Western Australia, AU
(c) J. Martin Crossley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-10-10
Kangean Island, East Java, Indonesia
(c) pgkaestner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Pentapodus. BPBM 4035. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 37959654. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/4035.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 37959654 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026